Game apparatus.



- receptacle.

. ALEXANDER H. REVELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

Application filed March ai, 1914. Serial No. 826,153.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER H. RE- viiLL, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in .tliecounty'of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Game Ap-' paratus.

My invention relates to a game comprising a specially devised receptacleand cards, playing of the game involving sailing or gliding of the cardsfrom a distance toward the receptacle for the purpose of landing as manyas possible of a given number in the The main object of the invention isto provide a game of this kind, the laying of which will result intraining for t e eye and wrist to acquire accuracy, deftness and judgment and at the same time to derive pleasure. Every one concedes thevalue of good eyes, but at the present day a good wrist is also verydesirable, as for example in playing golf, baseball, fencing, maildistribution, and the like. eye, wrist and air will control thedirection of a light object. projected by a force that is not automatic,and liable to change. In playing golf the wrist is used a great deal anda game of the class referred to will give good exercise to the wrist andwill develop the accuracy, deftness and judgment required in the playingof golf, baseball and the like. The'picking up of the cards after theyhave been thrown also compels exercise and every part of the body isbrought into motion. The cards being numbered in order that score may bekept, the player will be come alert at figures. Astlie game affordsconsiderable pleasure, the player will not rapidly tire of the exercise.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an improved formof receptacle or receiver especially adapted for the game referred to,the receptacle being formed by bending into cylindrical form a sheet offlexible material and attaching the ends together, the sheet afterdetachment of the ends being readily rollable into a cylin drical bundlewhich can receive the playing cards and which is of the most suitableshape and forin'for packing and mailing purposes.

By referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings the parts of'the gameand their construction are clearly illustrated.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows a variety of cards, Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the A mail carrier knows how the.

set-up receptacle'showing a card about to fall therein, Fig. 3Ishowstheflattened out sheet which when rolled and secured at its ends formsthe receptacle, Fig. 4 is a sectional View on plane H, Fig. 2, Fig. 5

shows the sheet curled up with its ends overlapping av distance to forma receptacle of smaller diameter, Fig. 6 shows the sheet rolled up moretightly for packing. or 1nailmg purposes, with the cards on the insidethereof, Fig. 7 is a front View of the receptacle showing a modifiedarrangement, Fig. 8 shows a modified forinof card involving the bendingof a corner, and Fig. 9 shows a modified form of card involving lateraldeflection of a sectionthereof.

Describing first the receptacle or receiver structure It," 10 is asuitable flexible sheet which may be of paper, leather or any othersuitable material, the lower edge 11 of the sheet being preferablystraight and the upper edge 12 being convex or conical in order thatwhen the sheet isbent or curled into cylindrical form the entrance planewill'be on the bias so that the wall 14 will act as a deflector for thecards thrown to the receptacle. Any suitable means may be provided forsecuring the ends of the sheet together. As shown, a row of buttons 15is provided along one edge and a row of spring caps 16 is provided alongthe opposite edge, these fittings allowingready and accurate detachableconnection of the ends.

The deck of cards may comprise any number for each special design. 7 .Asshown in Fig. 1, theremay be utilized any number of plain cards 0 markedon both sides with the numeral 1, any number of cards 0 c and so on. Inorder to inake'the game more interesting the designsand structures ofthe cards vary. For example, cards 0 have perforations at diagonallyopposite corners, cards 0 have three perforations, cards 0 have across-shaped perforation, cards 0 have a central circular perforation,cards 0 .being circular, cards 0 having indentures in thin edges, cardsa being cross shaped, and cards 0 being diamond shaped, etc. Not onlywill these perforations and indentures actually effect the path of thecards through the air as a result of cooperation of the air with theperforations or iiidentures, but such difierently perforated, indentedor, shaped cards will have a psychological effect, the beginnerimagining that the cards on account of such modifications must be throwndifferently, and such imagination will upset accuracy until the playerbecomes more experienced. Different cards may also be of different colorin order to add interest to the game and also as an element in thescoring. For example, the count of each card in the score could dependupon the number printed on the card, the score of the player beingdetermined by the number of cards he lands in the receptacle and thetotal of the card numerals.

The cards are preferably wristed, that is, they are grasped between thethumb and first finger or between the first and second fingers, and thensailed through the air toward the receptacle in the well known manner.The player stands at apredetermined distance from the receptacle whichmay be placed on the floor or elsewhere and the player may stand or sitdown. The player may acquire considerable skill in curving the cardsmuch in the same manner as a baseball player curves a ball, all thisadding to interest in the'game. The back wall 14 aids the player inlanding the cards into the receptacle and makes it more easy to land thecards when thrown from a sitting position. If desired, the edges of thereceptacle may be reinforced. As shown, a binding strip 17 is providedto protect the upper edge, and this binding strip preferably has a colordifferent from that of the receptacle body in order to clearly outlinethe receptacle inlet edge. For example, the receptacle may be of somedark color and the binding of a very'light color.

The diameter of the receptacle may also be varied. As shown in 2, thecaps are applied to the buttons and the receptacle is full size. If asmaller diameter is desired the ends may be unfastened and overlapped adistance as shown in Fig. 5. On account of the springy nature of thematerial the receptacle when thus partly closed will tend to open but byapplying a rubber band or a cord the proper diameter can readily bemaintained. For packing or mailing purposes the sheet can readily berolled into compact cylindrical form-as shown in Fig. 6, the internaldiameter, however, being" left sufiiciently large to receive the deck ofcards. When thus rolled up and wrapped the apparatus is fully protectedduring shipping or mailing.

Fig. 7 shows a modification which may be applied, namely a slot 18 inthe wall 14E through which the player may 'try to sail the cards.

Figs. 8 and 9 show modified forms of cards which may be adopted. Fig. 8shows one corner slightly bent or curled to form a deflecting or bailieextension 19 when the card is sailed through the air. Fig. 9 shows atongue 20 stamped and deflected a distance from the card to leave theopening 21, the

opening and tongue cooperating with the air when the card is sailed.

I thus produce a game which is both interesting and instructive and theplaying of which gives considerable pleasure, and exercise to the eyeand wrist and in which the spirit of contest calls for considerable andinteresting calculation and judgment on the part of the players. I donot, of course, desire to be limited to the forms and constructionsshown as modifications are possible which would still come within thescope of the invention.

I claim the following:

1. A game comprising a plurality of cards and a receptacle to which thecards are to be projected from a distance, the cards being variouslyperforated whereby their direction of travel toward the receptacle willbe eilected by the air.

2. A game comprising a plurality of cards and a receptacle to which thecards are to be projected from a distance, difierent cards havingperforations differing as to number and shape.

3. A game comprising a plurality of cards and a receptacle to which thecards are projected from a distance, the cards being provided withdifferent means for eifecting the travel thereof through the air.

4. A receiver forming part of a game to receive cards projected thereto,said receiver being formed by bending a sheet of flexible material intosubstantially cylindrical form, the lower edge of the sheet beingstraight and the upper edge being convex whereby when said sheet is bentto form the receiver the entrance edge of the receiver will be in aninclined plane and fastening members on said sheet along one end andcompanion fastening members along the other end, said means beingadapted for detachable engagement to secure the ends of the sheettogether after bending thereof into cylindrical form.

5. A "receiver forming part of a game to receive cards projectedthereto, said receiver being formed by bending a sheet of flexiblematerialinto substantially cylindrical form, the lower edge of the sheetbeing straight and the upper edge bein convex whereby when said sheet isbent to form the receiver entrance edge of the receiver will be in aninclined plane, and means for detachably securing the ends of the sheettogether to maintain such cylindrical form, the upper or entrance edgeof the receiver being of different color to distinctly outline theentrance opening.

6. A receiver forming part of a game to receive cardsprojected thereto,said receiver being formed by bending a sheet of flexible material intosubstantially cylindrical form, the lower edge of the sheet beingstraight and the upper edge being convex whereby when said sheet is bentto form the receiver the entrance edge of the receiver Will be in an InWitness whereof, I hereunto subscribe inclined plane, means fordetachably securmy name this 18th day of March, A. D., ing the ends ofthe sheet together to main- 1914.

tztin such cylindrical form, and a binding ALEXANDER H. REVELL. for theentrance edge said binding being Witnesses:

colored to distinctly outline the entrance L. M. JOHNSON,

opening. n J. A. SWERDFEGER.-

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' 1 Washington, D. G.

